Movies: Visual effects

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession....

An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece “A Trip to the Moon” (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a grou...

Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Okun gives an overview of his responsibilities on Sphere, and takes us through some of the techniques used to create the illusions that sell the film, from storyboards and concept drawings through scaled miniatures and...

an overworked and underpaid office worker is fighting her way through the endless hallways of a surreal office building - just a shimmering goal in the distance to keep her going. a sign of hope?  The promise of absolution? Or just a short break from...

Ted and Ashley were excited to have Bruce over to meet his new girlfriend. What they didn't expect was the horrifying story of how Bruce and Mary met....

DO YOU THINK IT'S DANGEROUS? EVERYTHING OUT HERE IS DANGEROUS, GET USED TO IT. Teenage monster hunters answer a routine call, but end up in over their heads....

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This promotional short for 2010 (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were created. This includes makeup for Keir Dullea's character, how the astronauts float in space, and the construction of the spaceship in which the astron...